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News about Icelandic Jazz-Funk band MezzoforteMon, 24 Jul 2017 02:31:05 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com/https://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.pngMezzoforte’s Bloghttps://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com
Help us choose songs for our acoustic set in Berlin.https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/help-us-choose-songs-for-our-acoustic-set-in-berlin/
https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/help-us-choose-songs-for-our-acoustic-set-in-berlin/#commentsSun, 29 Jul 2012 09:44:21 +0000http://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/?p=126]]>For our 3 shows at the A-Trane, Berlin (August 17.-19.), we want to adjust to the intimate settings of a small Jazz club by playing a more “acoustic” set. This offers a great opportunity to re-visit some songs which have been side lined for a while.
We would like to ask YOU to help us select songs to play. The song which gets the most votes will be filmed and recorded and posted on our facebook site. Please click this link to participate. You can select songs from the list or, if your preferred song is not on the list, you can add songs and then vote for them.]]>https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/help-us-choose-songs-for-our-acoustic-set-in-berlin/feed/5mezzofortebandNew album, titled ISLANDS, to be released June 2012https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/new-album-titled-islands-to-be-released-june-2012/
https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/new-album-titled-islands-to-be-released-june-2012/#commentsSat, 10 Mar 2012 00:44:06 +0000http://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/?p=122]]>A new Mezzoforte album, titled ISLANDS was mixed last week and is scheduled to be released in June 2012.
The album, which contains 9 original compositions by members of the band, was mostly recorded at different locations over a period of several months in 2011, with the exception of one song, which was recorded in 2008.

This, the band’s 14th studio album, is the first to feature the current 6 piece version of the touring band; Asmundsson, Briem, Gunnarsson, Gudjonsson, Studnitzky and Mueller.

The release will be followed by extensive touring in the summer and fall of 2012 and into 2013.

]]>https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/new-album-titled-islands-to-be-released-june-2012/feed/18mezzofortebandNew albumhttps://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/new-album-2/
https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/new-album-2/#commentsMon, 24 Oct 2011 16:16:00 +0000http://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/?p=119]]>Work on the new album is moving along nicely. It started with some sessions in Reykjavik in August, laying down basic tracks and ideas for consideration. Work continued in the beautiful Bloch Studio in the Faroe Islands last week. The next sessions will take place in Berlin’s famous Hansa Studios in November.

Release is scheduled for spring 2012.

]]>https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/new-album-2/feed/12mezzofortebandFacebookhttps://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/facebook/
https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/facebook/#commentsMon, 14 Feb 2011 22:18:00 +0000http://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/?p=107]]>Dear friends and fans.
Don’t forget to visit our facebook site where you can interact with other fans, participate in discussions and leave messages which are regularly read by members of the band.]]>https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/facebook/feed/2mezzofortebandMezzo-facebookMusic lessons via Skypehttps://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/music-lessons-via-skype/
https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/music-lessons-via-skype/#commentsWed, 09 Feb 2011 22:18:43 +0000http://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/?p=97]]>With the help of the internet and freely available software like Skype, geographical distance is no longer the obstacle it used to be. People can interact and share information through a personal conversation wherever they are. This opens up a unique opportunity for students and teachers around the globe.
Remote lessons.
A private video conversation between student and teacher.

Being experienced teachers in their home countries, the nembers of Mezzoforte are interested in exploring this possibility to share their knowlege and experience with musicians around the world.
At this time piano/keyboard and general improvisation lessons are available with Eythor Gunnarsson.
Drum lessons with Gulli Briem are possible in the second week of march.
Bass lessons with Johann Asmundsson will also be available soon.
Sebastian Studnitzky teaches trumpet, piano and improvisation.

If you are interested send us a mail spcifying your instrument and we will send you an application form. If your application is approved you will recieve further instructions via e-mail.

For a Skype lesson, all you need to do is set up a computer (equipped with Skype, a webcam and a microphone) close to your instrument. Your teacher has his instrument on the other end. You can ask any questions you like, either specifically about the music of Mezzoforte or general questions about music. In some cases your teacher may have some relevant written material which will be sent via e-mail.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain insight into the music of Mezzoforte.

]]>https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/music-lessons-via-skype/feed/7mezzofortebandGerman web-magazine Soul Train reviews Live in Reykjavikhttps://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/german-web-magazine-soul-train-reviews-live-in-reykjavik/
https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/german-web-magazine-soul-train-reviews-live-in-reykjavik/#commentsFri, 03 Dec 2010 10:19:56 +0000http://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/?p=91]]>Here is a review of “Live in Reykjavik” in German.]]>https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/german-web-magazine-soul-train-reviews-live-in-reykjavik/feed/4mezzofortebandGerman interviewhttps://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/german-interview/
https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/german-interview/#commentsFri, 03 Dec 2010 10:09:27 +0000http://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/?p=86]]>This interview with the web-magazine Soul Train took place in Leverkusen, Germany, during the November 2010 tour.]]>https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/german-interview/feed/1mezzofortebandNew album titled VOLCANIChttps://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/new-album-titled-volcanic/
https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/new-album-titled-volcanic/#commentsThu, 29 Jul 2010 20:34:46 +0000http://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/?p=80]]>The new album, titled “Volcanic”, is mixed and mastered. It features 12 new songs, with writing contributions from all the members.

As most people around the world probably know by now, there is a volcanic eruption going on in Iceland.

In the spring of 2008, 5 members of Mezzoforte spent a few days in a summer house in southern Iceland to write music for the album which is currently in the works. The nearness of Iceland’s best known and most active volcano Hekla (in plain view just a few kilometers away) sparked the idea for a song called Sleeping Volcano. Written collectively by the band, the song was recorded later the same year in Vestmannaeyjar (another highly volcanic place in Iceland).

During our stay in the summer house we were reminded of the awesome and unpredictable power of the Mid Atlantic Ridge when an earthquake measuring 6,1 on the Richter Scale shook the wooden house so violently that we could barely keep our balance to run outside.

Little did we know that before long another neigbouring volcano under the glacier Eyjafjallajökull, less than 50 kilometers away, would erupt with the devastating consequences we see today.

The members of Mezzoforte have not been directly affected by the eruption since prevaling winds are blowing the ash away from the capital Reykjavik. However our travel plans, like those of so many others, may well be disrupted if the eruption goes on for weeks, months or even years…

]]>https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/volcano/feed/8mezzofortebandGosNew CD in progresshttps://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/new-cd-in-progress/
https://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/new-cd-in-progress/#commentsSun, 28 Feb 2010 13:02:12 +0000http://mezzoforteband.wordpress.com/?p=47]]>Mezzoforte have just completed the first stage of recordings for a new CD. In the coming weeks additional work will be done in various countries. Release is scheduled for autumn 2010.

The album will feature the four founding members, Asmundsson, Briem, Gunnarsson & Karlsson, as well as Oskar Gudjonsson, Sebastian Studnitzky, Bruno Mueller and Thomas Dyani.